What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(-3, -4) , (-5, 2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-01T16:46:09

The slope is $-3$ .

To find the slope, we're going to use this equation:

$(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

Substitute the variables for numbers to get our answer:

$y_2=2$
$y_1=-4$
$x_2=-5$
$x_1=-3$

$(2-(-4))/(-5-(-3))=(2+4)/(-5+3)=6/-2=-3$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (-3, -4) , (-5, 2) (-3, -4) , (-5, 2) ?